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  • Blog Post: Last chemo done and dusted! 4th April 2013

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    My sixth and last FEC chemo was on the 22nd April. The side effects hit me harder again this time, but here I am nearly two weeks on and I'm slowly recovering and I am feeling better each day. The sun is shining and that always makes you feel better! The hypnotherapy sessions to tackle my needle...

  • Blog Post: 4th March 2013

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    Phew, the weeks are still whizzing by! I had chemo number 5 last Friday and thankfully the cannular went in first time, so no tears or shaking from me for a change. I told my youngest daughter, that my appointment was an hour later than it was as I didn't want her to witness the distress I get...

  • Blog Post: Coping with Fitness

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    One statement made by Peter, my surgeon, which has stuck in my mind for the three years I’ve been in remission concerned fitness. Peter told me that no one will return to the level of fitness they had before experiencing the regime of chemotherapy and radiotherapy I did. Going into the treatment...

  • Blog Post: 16 February 2013

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    I can't believe how fast time is passing! Chemo number 4 came and went on Friday 8th Feb. My veins are not playing ball as they are painful after previous chemo's, so after two attempts a doctor was called and the canular had to go in on the inside of my arm. I'm still trying to find a local...

  • Blog Post: 22 January 2013

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    FEC chemo number 3 under my belt, yay! It was touch and go as to whether I would get to the hospital last Friday after a very heavy snowfall in Cardiff. Having had my chemo delayed the week before due to my low blood count, I was determined to get my chemo! I even googled how long it would take me to...

  • Blog Post: 16th January 2013

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    Where has the last few weeks gone!! Well I'm glad to report that Cinders did go to the New Years Eve ball in the end! I managed to get a last minute place on the day, so hurriedly packed my posh frock and sparkly bandana and checked in at the hotel with my six friends! I had a couple of glasses of...

  • Blog Post: 30th December, 2012, day 9 of second round of chemo and I'm feeling goooood!

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    So, having dreaded being laid up in bed over Christmas, I am so glad to report that I had a great one and ate all my christmas dinner and even managed some Buck's Fizz and mojitos! Despite the disruption of flooding and bugs, all my children managed to travel to me and they wouldn't let me lift...

  • Blog Post: Guest post: Back in control, back in shape

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    Posted 6 months ago
    Our intern Aurélie talks about her own personal cancer experience and how complementary therapies helped her through it. I am typing these words from Macmillan’s offices in London. My name is Aurélie. This week I am doing an internship in Macmillan’s editorial department...

  • Blog Post: Coast

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    Posted 8 months ago
    The Hooken landslide, East Devon It's one of those peculiar syndromes that you can you live near a place for years, and never get around to visiting it. We'd seen pictures of the Hooken landslide in East Devon Coast and Country magazine a while back, but never gone to see it. Yesterday promised...

  • Blog Post: Staying active during 2012

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    Posted 8 months ago
    You may not be a sports fan, but most of us have watched an Olympic event over the last few weeks. Here at Macmillan, we’ve even been inspired to host a very enthusiastic and very green Sports Day! Physical activity can be a great way to let off steam, keep fit and have fun. But if you are living...
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